We had pretty high diversity at the banding station today. The first Red-breasted Nuthatch and Townsend's Solitaire of the season were banded. The totals for the day were 64 birds of 16 species plus a recap Hammond's Flycatcher that was banded yesterday.
Here's the summary of newly banded birds for the day: Wilson's Warbler: 25 Orange-crowned Warbler: 10 Western Flycatcher: 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 4 Audubon's Warbler: 3 House Wren: 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1 Cassin's Vireo: 1 Lincoln's Sparrow: 2 Hermit Thrush: 7 Song Sparrow: 1 Western Tanager: 2 Townsend's Solitaire: 1 Blue Grosbeak: 2 Spotted Towhee: 1 American Robin: 2 You are welcome to visit the banding station. I'll be banding through the first week of October and nets will be open 6 days a week (Monday through Saturday). This week I'm opening nets at 6:50 and banding until 11:50 weather permitting. Kim Geissler Bander Chico Basin Ranch Station Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e7a2c70d-0e20-4355-869b-91c49a65bdf3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
